"Present cultures are based on stupefying their people. What you eat, what you see and read, what you can and can’t do…everything is contaminated" - The Cow Goes MooOne of my interesting new finding is someone who creates music under moniker, The Cow Goes Moo, from Cavan, Ireland. Combining electronic music with samba, funk, 8-bit, to be something undefineable. However, what I give attention most is the title of the songs in the album, 'Super Spongiform People' - oh yes, and the album title too. I can't resist to ask about what inside his head when writing the album title or naming the songs such as 'Go Cannibalism' or 'Cosmic Rescue Plan for Animal of Earth'. Until I was told everything that's so mind-fucking. The contaminated life, destroying power, and the dream of the end of humanity you can enjoy while laying on the sofa, pirating series online, and waiting for a wonderful day when something definitive flattens everything.

Hi, The Cow Goes Moo! Have you ever imagined having a fan from far away country like Indonesia? I suppose so (with internet and all that!), but it is a very nice experience indeed. Please introduce yourself first. Who are the people behind this The Cow? Where are you based and when did you begin this music project? The inspiration of Cavan, Ireland, water, green, insects, the sound of the cows, smells… ahhh it’s pure glory. I took all this as a basis when I started the album. The Cow is just one member, and that’s me. Is ‘Super Spongiform People’ your debut album? Yes, it is. This is a kind of oldschool question, but I am really curious about your album title. What does ‘Super Spongiform People’ mean actually? It’s a stupidly basic allegory. Present cultures are based on stupefying their people. What you eat, what you see and read, what you can and can’t do…everything is contaminated. Cows were fed against their nature, and their poor brains were deformed. We are nourished on a basis of decayed shit, which we internalise and reproduce not really because we want to, but because most of the time we have no other solution. Power is destroying us, and we are so stupefied that we somehow allow it. Talking about your music style. Do you have any musician influenced you in the making of this album? Because honestly I found it quite strange. A kind of electronic music, but different. Some sounds more like video game scoring even chiptune. I never try to control or plan what I’m going to do, that’s why something that begins as a funk track starts to mix anything else that occurs to me, whatever that may be. In the end I suppose I’m a bit unclassifiable, but to name some influences, from 8-bit music, to Isaac Hayes, Ennio Morricone, John Carpenter, on to Frog Pocket, The Evpatoria Report, General Elektriks… thousands. What do you want to tell us in ‘Monsanto’s Lawsuit Day’? You put the talking of Monsanto’s issue as the background. Can you tell me what is this Monsanto’s problem? What makes you concern about this? You just need to put Monsanto in any internet searcher to start seeing the reality. Monsanto is the future (by force), and it’s a very fucked up future.You have some interesting songs title, such as ‘Go Cannibalism!’ and ‘Cosmic Recue Plan for Animal of Earth’, how did you get the inspiration to create this two? The album is a small story that develops with the tracks. The titles become the chapters and the order of the songs creates a climax. Cosmic Rescue Plan… it’s the outcome, the finale. The track moves between space, science fiction, with drums that are kind of funk and rock. It aims to be powerful and conclusive. In that chapter, aliens take the animals from earth. Fuck you humans! And now what? There are no animals to eat…? Epilogue: Go Cannibalism!So I can say this is a concepted album, but can I call it dystopian?I would say that the real world is the dystopia and that the album presents a kind of vengeful utopia.From the storyline of your album, I bet your point is: we are (human, nature, and animals) are in the needs of each other. however, we, as human, always take the leading position, stupefying others.. and in the end, we are the one who will be tragically in trouble. Am I right? so in your point of view, will this lead to the end of humanity? But is there nothing we can do? Are we so that passive to be ended?Yes, we all depend on each other, but us humans tend to forget that and we get involved in power relations that corrupt our societies. I suppose the trouble this creates for us is in a sense tragic, but also perhaps logical. Humanity is on a path of self-destruction while at the same time we continue to believe in small and individualistic improvements, which only serve to distract us and passify us, thus reducing the impact of our voices and our actions, and on we go towards destruction.

Naming your band ‘The Cow Goes Moo’, while naming songs with some farming or animal term like Ayahuasca, Spongiform, and rescuing animals, makes me want to know: do you have any background in this subject? I mean, maybe you have another job in the food/animal/plant area when you are not making music? There’s nothing behind it. It’s an album that makes a joke of my own frustrations. Far from wanting to stand out, I include myself among the guilty. I love animals and, however, I eat them (a small part of the kingdom). My head is fucked up, like most of the world. Sucker’s Lullaby is dedicated to people like me. Far from being an activist, I lay on the sofa, pirating series online, and waiting for a wonderful day when something definitive flattens everything. I dream of being one of the chosen ones to see the end of humanity.

You stated on your bandcamp people can buy your album to support your next release or get free downlaod and let you poor. To be honest, which way do most people choose? Free. And it’s OK. Free art is a great thing (maybe I’ll change my mind when I’m living under a bridge).Talking about release, how did you find or be found by AFA Sound Machine? How is the process until you finally agree to be released by them? I met one of the guys in Cavan. They were going to start a label, and I was doing my album and at some point they both coincided. We decided it would be the start of both adventures. Now AFA is working on a compilation which I am also involved in, which so far has been a lot of fun, but I think it’s all a big secret and if I speak about it they may stop being my friends. Since they’re nice, I prefer not to annoy them. Beside releasing it on digital album, would you release it on physical release too? No, I don’t have that intention. I’ll see how people welcome the LP, to take stock and move on to the next thing. How is the current music trend in Ireland? What types of music is happening there now? The Pogues are always happening. But I don’t know… Grime? I really don’t usually follow or understand the trends.As the last one, please mention me some local artists that you know so I can browse them in internet… Adebisi Shank. Awesome band. And I really like And So I Watch You From Afar, from Northern Ireland…Thank you very much for your time! Keep releasing music and all the best for you! You are very welcome. Greetings and mooooooo…